The next day, Knight was reporting to the King about the expidition. He reported that Sammy got lost, Jester almost fell out of a tree, and a dragon family moved into the center of the forest. Obviously, the dragon portion of the report alarmed the King.

"But do not worry your Majesty!" Knight hastily said. "The dragons have no intention of harming the capitol. Infact, they are intrigued by our literature and presented a riddle of their own." Kight then presented a rather large dragon scale. On the scale was some writing.

How many dots are written?

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"The elder dragon said the we can keep his shed scales as long as we are willing to trade literature." Kight finished.